SOS-TORTURE Burundi REPORT NO. 509 PUBLISHED ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2025
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 6 to 13 September 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, five (5) people were murdered in the provinces of Bujumbura and Buhumuza.
The report also mentions the case of two (2) people who were seriously injured with machetes by Imbonerakure in the province of Bujumbura as well as the case of a criminal fire in Buhumuza province as well as that of arson in the province of Buhumuza.
Report on irregularities on local elections of 25th August 2025
The experience of previous legislative, communal, and senatorial elections in June and July 2025 showed a recurring tendency for the authorities to manipulate the elections, with the support of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), whose impartiality is widely questioned by many national and international observers.
It was in this context of widespread mistrust, a climate of fear, and political domination by CNDD-FDD that the local elections were held on August 25, 2025. This report highlights the irregularities documented in several provinces and communes to witness serious malfunctions that marred the integrity of this election and to contribute to the collective memory and advocacy efforts for free, fair, and credible elections in Burundi.
Weekly Report N°508
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 30 August to 6 September 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, four (4) people were murdered in the provinces of Bujumbura, Burunga and Gitega.
Weekly Report N° 507
This report of SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 23 to 30 August 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) people were murdered by unidentified individuals in the provinces of Bujumbura and Gitega.
The report also notes the case of one (1) person who was severely tortured by Imbonerakure in Burunga province and one (1) person who was abducted by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Bujumbura province.
Burundi: Civil society is concerned about the numerous cases of enforced disappearances in 2025
Burundi: Civil society is concerned about the numerous cases of enforced disappearances in 2025
30 August 2025. On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, SOS Torture Burundi, the Women and Girls Movement for Peace and Security in Burundi and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) express their deep concern at the resurgence of cases of enforced disappearances in Burundi. These violations are part of a crackdown documented since 2015, marked by the systematic use of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, torture and State violence against members of opposition parties, political activists and citizens perceived as critical of the government.
Burundi: As risk factors multiply, it is imperative to extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate
As serious human rights violations and abuses continue to be committed in Burundi in a context of widespread impunity, and as the country has entered a long electoral cycle that started with the 2025 legislative and communal elections and will culminate with the 2027 presidential election, and is associated with multiple risk factors of grave human rights violations and atrocities, the UN Human Rights Council should maintain its scrutiny of the country. At its 60th session (8 September-8 October 2025), it should extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi.
Weekly Report N°505
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 9 to 16 August 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, one (1) person was murdered by Imbonerakure in Gitega province.
Weekly Report N° 504 on the human rights situation
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 2 to 9 August 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, one (1) person was murdered by Imbonerakure in Burunga province.
The report also mentions the case of one (1) person who was kidnapped by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the province of Bujumbura.
Burundi : Weekly Report N° 503 on the human rights situation
This report by SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 26 July to 2 August 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, two (2) people were murdered by Imbonerakure in Burunga province.
The report also points to the case of two (2) students who were arbitrarily arrested and detained by the police in the province of Burunga as well as two (2) cases of abduction or enforced disappearance perpetrated by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in the provinces of Bujumbura and Butanyerera.
SOS-TORTURE Burundi REPORT NO. 502 PUBLISHED ON JULY 27, 2025
This report of SOS-Torture Burundi covers the period from 19 to 26 July 2025. It documents cases of human rights violations committed on Burundian territory.
During this period, three (3) people were murdered in the provinces of Bujumbura, Gitega and Butanyerera, while three (3) others were seriously injured in a grenade attack in the province of Bujumbura.